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Hot on the heels of the Trek Fuel EXe, the new Fuel EX shares a similar silhouette, albeit without the compact TQ motor and 360Wh battery. And just like the EXe, the EX is available with an aluminium or full carbon frame, where both options sport integrated down tube storage.
Unlike the Specialized Stumpjumper Evo Elite Alloy that’s also in this head-to-head test, Trek doesn’t currently offer a high-end alloy build on the EX, so we went with the Gen 6 Fuel EX 9.7 XT, which is the entry-level carbon bike. With the more expensive carbon frame, the build kit clearly isn’t as bling as on the Specialized, which we’ll get to in just a minute.
First, let’s take a closer look at the frame. To bring the analogue bike inline with Trek’s mid-powered e-bike, frame
